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Gov. Blunt Forms State-Federal Flood Recovery Steering Committee
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Co-chaired by Ronald M. Reynolds, Director State Emergency Management Agency; Mike Karl, Federal Coordinating Officer with the Federal Emergency Management Agency assigned to Missouri. - Disaster Recovery Summit Concludes Today - Jul 21
- Gov. Paterson Commits $15 Million to Flood Relief - Jul 18
- Virtual Alabama Wins Another Award - Jul 18
- NASA Responds to California Wildfire Emergency Imaging Request - Jul 11
Mitigation
- Mapping Tool Helps Coordinate Emergency Resources at G8 Summit
- Emergency Plan Speeds University's Recovery from Devastating Fire
- Henry Renteria, California Emergency Services Director
Preparedness
- Regional Response Demands Joint Command and Control
- Mapping Tool Helps Coordinate Emergency Resources at G8 Summit
- Education: Emergency Management and Homeland Security Aren't the Same
Response
- Regional Response Demands Joint Command and Control
- 911 Systems Upgrade to Accept Text Messages and Video
- Incident Management Team Helps Hospitals Respond to Disasters
Recovery
- Recovery: Area Struck by 2004 Hurricane Improves Drainage
- Hurricane Center Works with Google on Storm Surge Warning
- Coordinated Communications Eases Impact of Midwest Storms
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- 56th Annual IAEM Conference & EMEX - Nov 15 - 20 in Kansas City, Kansas
- 74th Annual APCO Conference and Expo - Aug 3 - 7 in Kansas City, Missouri
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Regional Response Demands Joint Command and Control
- Jul 21, 2008
Tens of thousands of hours have been spent nationally in a quest to implement a national standard for incident response, but the question remains: Has this endeavor to implement the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) been effective in reordering how the nation as a whole responds to emergencies and disasters?
Has the quest to have a chain of command, one that establishes clear command and control, been effective? Are we attempting to impose a system that does not function well within the day-to-day governance models that make up the American system?
The idea is that we respond together to protect people and property. Ultimately the establishment of mechanisms that allow for joint action via a coordinated response is the solution, but it's an arduous road. Federal mandates cannot overcome individual agencies' and jurisdictions' unwillingness to put aside turf issues in order to achieve the ultimate goal of a more rapid and efficient regional response.
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